It seems obvious to me that anyone with THAT many books would want to spring for one of those sweet bookstore-style ladders. I thought everyone dreamed of having one of those.

And if that's not an option, here's an idea: shorter bookcases.

mhlaxp

Now you just KNOW there's no way that paper cut-out man weighs as much as a real person....

JohnChimpo

No way this hasn't been thought of before......perhaps in the 1800's.

ferris209

I'll barely walk across the room to get a book too read, what makes anyone think I'll climb some poorly built book shelves substituting as steps to get a book too read.

Avizzv92

That looks like cheap scrap wood drilled together with slide holes for the steps.

Good concept though!

Sims2Lover24

,,,Lawsuit...

tkohrs2002

I think it should continue up to a secret attic entry where there, of course, would be MORE books.

BiZarRroBALlmeR

How about a robot that can retrieve stuff from the top shelf for you? And then you can have your robot wear a big backpack all the time to store even more stuff.

Iron Man Underoos

my house is a hole in the wall. being able to shelve stuff all the way to the ceiling helps...

@mhlaxp:
the ladders cool but then you have to use precious space to store the ladder...

urbanturban666

And on the model specially designed for midgets, ALL of the shelves slide out!

AeroBrat

I'm pretty sure that a fold-up step ladder would be much more convenient/safer/cheaper...

Interesting concept, though.

20GB

Does it come with paperback-height shelves? If not, I'll just keep using DVD cases for books. This might work for displaying small LEGO models, though...

Purple Dave

Wouldnt the slide out sections, once filled with books, be too heavy to slide out any more?

Curves

Do you guys not get it? This is a great idea for those of us who live in places (NYC hello) where space is a precious thing you need to manage well. Taking advantage of vertical space helps a lot when you live in a crammed up apartment. This gets rid of the ladder you'd need to reach the top shelf.

I do agree with Curve's point about the bottom shelves getting heavier and more difficult to slide out, which is why you'd have to plan accordingly (maybe place the least heavy stuff in there).

RE-L

@curves
I just built (a few months ago) some slide out drawers in the kitchen for cast iron pots and pans. The heavy duty slides will support @100lbs per slide (set I think). The key I would think is that bottom drawer. Not only do your measurements have to be spot on, I would imagine you would also need good sturdy, high-weight bearing casters. Neat Idea though...[ponders]

drwoobie

@drwoobie: It looks like the bottom two shelves are hung from the third one... would have to be some mighty slides to hold a full shelf of books and someone climbing on them. I wonder if you could double or triple up on them to make them hold more... Don't see casters, either, although it's a natural addition...

I like this idea, and want several...

StarChaser Tyger

Okay so your comments are pretty critical. And i respect that. It would also be smarter not to comment at all but for the fun of it i will try to clear up some stuff. -The paper cut-out man is me actually standing there, so it really works and it can hold a person and also the stuff which would be put in the cabinet. It can also hold a short fat person, i haven't really looked at the measurments of midgets but maybe i should integrate a phone service that they can call me to come over and help getting stuff from the top shelf. It would make my life more exciting. -IT IS CHEAP scrap wood, this is was my first 1 to 1 prototype, i don't see why i should have used more expensive and heavy wood then necessary - I never said it's a bookcase also i am not shanghai based.. but i don't mind people thinking this - A fold up step ladder, would be much cheaper, convenient and maybe safer, but who actually has one in his reach when you just need to get that little thing on top of your shelve?a And its not designed from a absolute functional perspective. So.. some functional flaws you see are obviously true but nothing is perfect, and if people wouldn't try to do new stuff wouldn't life be boring as hell?

SidneyJalopy

Didn't they already invent something that made an 8 foot tall bookcase readily accessible? Maybe a stool? Oh, but right, those things are so huge and ungainly...you'd never want one taking up space in your apartment...

cpthook

@Purple Dave: I Imagined the bottom shelf being supported from below by small wheels, It would neatly solve pretty much every single gripe about its sturdiness.

Then make those rails holding them together slightly more sturdy just in case, and I'd personally order it in the blink of an eye.

In fact it think I'll just skip the order step and ask this carpenter dude I know if he could build one for me, looks perfect for my cramped Tokyo apartment.

TheLostVikings

@Curves:
Out? No, probably not. Back in when you're done? Ehm...it is definitely a concern.

@drwoobie:
Consider the full weight involved here. As the picture shows, each shelf appears to hang from the shelf above it, meaning that the topmost slides have to support the full weight of not one, but _three_ shelves, and all the books they're holding. And if there aren't any support feet/casters underneath the bottom shelf, those two slides also have to support the full weight of whoever happens to be standing on those shelves. Since that person can't be expected to stay nicely centered, I'd say that each slide would need to be able to support roughly 500 pounds when fully extended.

And just to make things worse, if you notice, the lowest shelf extends almost completely past the front edge of the upper sliding shelf, which means the back of that shelf is extended several inches past the uppermost contact point on those slides. Given how tiny the slides in the images are, I can't see how this could possibly work without some sort of legs/casters underneath that bottom shelf.

@RE-L:
So use a chair. Just, you know, not one that's on casters, or one that folds up.

Purple Dave